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Margot Tomes (1917–1991)

Author of The Lap-Time Song and Play Book

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Works by Margot Tomes

The Lap-Time Song and Play Book (1989) — Illustrator — 39 copies
Lysbet and The Fire Kittens 1 copy
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Associated Works

And Then What Happened, Paul Revere? (1973) — Illustrator, some editions — 3,645 copies, 27 reviews
What's the Big Idea, Ben Franklin? (1976) — Illustrator, some editions — 2,720 copies, 14 reviews
Phoebe the Spy (1977) — Illustrator — 2,364 copies, 3 reviews
Homesick: My Own Story (1982) — Illustrator — 1,980 copies, 21 reviews
Can't You Make Them Behave, King George? (1977) — Illustrator — 1,894 copies, 6 reviews
Where Was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May? (1975) — Illustrator, some editions — 1,453 copies, 11 reviews
The Birds and Other Stories (1952) — Illustrator, some editions — 1,169 copies, 44 reviews
Where Do You Think You're Going, Christopher Columbus? (1980) — Illustrator, some editions — 842 copies, 2 reviews
Sara Crewe (1888) — Illustrator, some editions — 587 copies, 7 reviews
The Breaking Point: Short Stories (1959) — Illustrator, some editions — 422 copies, 8 reviews
Ty's One-Man Band (1980) — Illustrator — 381 copies, 1 review
Anna, Grandpa, and the Big Storm (1982) — Illustrator, some editions — 339 copies, 2 reviews
I Saw Three Ships (1969) — Illustrator, some editions — 284 copies, 7 reviews
Hansel and Gretel (1974) — Illustrator, some editions — 268 copies, 2 reviews
Aaron and the Green Mountain Boys (1972) — Illustrator — 174 copies, 1 review
The Teeny, Tiny Witches (1979) — Illustrator — 140 copies, 1 review
Clever Gretchen and Other Forgotten Folktales (1980) — Illustrator, some editions — 109 copies, 3 reviews
Chimney Sweeps: Yesterday and Today (1982) — Illustrator — 81 copies
The Shadowmaker (1987) — Illustrator, some editions — 80 copies
The Soup Bone (1990) — Illustrator — 76 copies, 7 reviews
Landslide! (1961) — Illustrator, some editions — 76 copies, 2 reviews
Witch Hazel (1991) — Illustrator — 64 copies, 2 reviews
The Witch's Hat (1984) — Illustrator — 63 copies, 3 reviews
Snowy Day: Stories and Poems (1986) — Illustrator — 62 copies
By George, Bloomers! (1976) — Illustrator, some editions — 51 copies, 1 review
Stone Soup (1991) — Illustrator — 48 copies, 3 reviews
King George's Head Was Made of Lead (1974) — Illustrator — 45 copies
Everything Under a Mushroom (1974) — Illustrator, some editions — 39 copies, 1 review
New Year's Poems (1987) — Illustrator — 16 copies, 2 reviews
Birthday Poems (1989) — Illustrator — 16 copies, 4 reviews
A Song I Sang to You (1984) — Illustrator — 16 copies
Those foolish Molboes (A Break-of-day book) (1977) — Illustrator — 9 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 7, March 1978 (1978) — Cover artist — 6 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 2, October 1975 (1974) — Illustrator — 5 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 2, No. 3, November 1974 (1974) — Illustrator — 5 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 4, No. 2, October 1976 (1976) — Cover artist — 5 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 9, May 1981 (1981) — Illustrator — 3 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 8, No. 7, March 1981 (1979) — Illustrator — 3 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 11, July 1976 (1976) — Illustrator — 3 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 3, No. 8, April 1976 (1976) — Illustrator — 3 copies
Cricket Magazine, Vol. 5, No. 3, November 1977 (1971) — Illustrator — 3 copies

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Canonical name
Tomes, Margot
Legal name
Tomes, Margot Ladd
Birthdate
1917-08-10
Date of death
1991-06-25
Gender
female
Education
Pratt Institute
Occupations
illustrator
Relationships
Pène du Bois, William (cousin)
Nationality
USA
Birthplace
Yonkers, New York, USA
Places of residence
Nassau County, New York, USA
Place of death
New York, New York, USA
Associated Place (for map)
New York, USA

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Library of Congress Children's Literature Center Children's Books

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